diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/midi_streamview.cc b/gtk2_ardour/midi_streamview.cc
index 9e881c97e7..fa30db4cfd 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/midi_streamview.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/midi_streamview.cc
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ MidiStreamView::MidiStreamView (MidiTimeAxisView& tv)
 	color_handler ();
 
 	UIConfiguration::instance().ColorsChanged.connect(sigc::mem_fun(*this, &MidiStreamView::color_handler));
+	UIConfiguration::instance().ParameterChanged.connect(sigc::mem_fun(*this, &MidiStreamView::parameter_changed));
 
 	note_range_adjustment.set_page_size(_highest_note - _lowest_note);
 	note_range_adjustment.set_value(_lowest_note);
@@ -111,6 +112,16 @@ MidiStreamView::~MidiStreamView ()
 {
 }
 
+void
+MidiStreamView::parameter_changed (string const & param)
+{
+	if (param == X_("max-note-height")) {
+		apply_note_range_to_regions ();
+	} else {
+		StreamView::parameter_changed (param);
+	}
+}
+
 RegionView*
 MidiStreamView::create_region_view (boost::shared_ptr<Region> r, bool /*wfd*/, bool recording)
 {
@@ -402,7 +413,8 @@ MidiStreamView::apply_note_range(uint8_t lowest, uint8_t highest, bool to_region
 	float uiscale = UIConfiguration::instance().get_ui_scale();
 	uiscale = expf (uiscale) / expf (1.f);
 
-	int const max_note_height = std::max<int> (20, 20 * uiscale);
+	const int mnh = UIConfiguration::instance().get_max_note_height();
+	int const max_note_height = std::max<int> (mnh, mnh * uiscale);
 	int const range = _highest_note - _lowest_note;
 	int const pixels_per_note = floor (child_height () / range);
 
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/midi_streamview.h b/gtk2_ardour/midi_streamview.h
index 7aae4c2fe8..334c5981d9 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/midi_streamview.h
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/midi_streamview.h
@@ -116,6 +116,8 @@ public:
 	ArdourCanvas::Container* midi_underlay () const { return _midi_underlay; }
 	ArdourCanvas::Container* region_canvas () const { return _region_group; }
 
+	void parameter_changed (std::string const &);
+
 protected:
 	void setup_rec_box ();
 	void update_rec_box ();
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/preference-metadata b/gtk2_ardour/preference-metadata
index c1f9ea0d47..95d779c825 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/preference-metadata
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/preference-metadata
@@ -87,6 +87,8 @@
 [link-region-and-track-selection]
 [lock-gui-after-seconds]
   lock
+[max-note-height]
+  maximum note height theme appearance size visible range
 [max-inline-controls]
   plugins mixer-strip controls inline
 [max-plugin-chart]
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/ui_config_vars.h b/gtk2_ardour/ui_config_vars.h
index ffe8088cd7..75b0a0c5b3 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/ui_config_vars.h
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/ui_config_vars.h
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ UI_CONFIG_VARIABLE (int, default_lower_midi_note, "default-lower-midi-note", 60)
 UI_CONFIG_VARIABLE (int, default_upper_midi_note, "default-upper-midi-note", 71)
 UI_CONFIG_VARIABLE (bool, ask_before_closing_last_window, "ask-before-closing-last-window", true)
 UI_CONFIG_VARIABLE (std::string, freesound_dir, "freesound-dir", "")
+UI_CONFIG_VARIABLE (int, max_note_height, "max-note-height", 20)
 
 /* these are visibility-type selections in the New Track dialog that we should make persistent for the user's choices */
 UI_CONFIG_VARIABLE (bool, show_on_cue_page, "show-on-cue-page", true)